How much cost to renew Xara Photo & Graphic Designer Update Service?

Dear Xara,

In June 15 2018, my update service for Xara Photo & Graphic Designer expired.
I was expecting to receive an email reminder from Magix,
but Magix never send this reminder.

After visiting my personal Xara Support page and checking all options
available, still could not find how much and how to renew
Xara update service.

So, I am asking here in the forum:
How much and how to renew Xara Photo & Graphic Designer
Update Service?

Thanks in advance!

Al

Al, an upgrade is $40: https://www.magix.com/us/photo-graph...phic-designer/.

Acorn

Thanks a lot for this link and the information!

English is my second language, so
probably I am not understanding
correctly this upgrade offer.

Could you please explain me how to understand
the offer from the linked webpage?

In the linked webpage, I read this offer:
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Upgrade
$39.99 - Regularly $169.97

(and a few paragraph below)

Valid until June 28, 2018
$20 upgrade discount.

Included as part of this offer:
Photo Manager 16 Deluxe ($59.99 value)
PC Check & Tuning 2017 ($49.99 value)
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So, Could I upgrade (anytime this year) paying
only $40 or (until June 28, 2018) paying
only $20, with $20 upgrade discount?

Many, many thanks in advance!

Al

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the upgrade price is $39.99 - this guaranteed until June 28th

after June 28th there will likely be another upgrade offer, but we do not know what that will be for sure, it might be the same, it might not be

the $20 discount refers to the difference between the upgrade $39.99 and the full purchase price $59.99

Quote:

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Originally Posted by handrawn

the upgrade price is $39.99 - this guaranteed until June 28th

after June 28th there will likely be another upgrade offer, but we do not know what that will be for sure, it might be the same, it might not be

the $20 discount refers to the difference between the upgrade $39.99 and the full purchase price $59.99

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So what does the "Regularly $169.97" mean then?

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Are Magix seriously trying to say that a NEW version is $59.99 and an UPGRADE is regularly $169.97 ... seems like a really odd pricing policy.

that price includes the cost of the photo editor and tuning programs that come bundled with the upgrade for free Keith

Now I understand! Thanks a lot
for explaining this. :think:

Al

Quote:

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Originally Posted by handrawn

that price includes the cost of the photo editor and tuning programs that come bundled with the upgrade for free Keith

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Makes sense ... Thanks for the clarification.

you are welcome

it made me think twice first time I saw it... but it is typical Magix selling pitch

Sorry, that's a load of marketing crap. Why does it need users to ask such question here on TG?

far too much marketing is 'crap' egg :(

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill

Sorry, that's a load of marketing crap. Why does it need users to ask such question here on TG?

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Because Magix doesn't care about Xara.

1. https://www.magix.com/gb/products/ Product Finder just lets XDPX in at #20 of 61 on the first page.
   
   1. The other Xara Desktop applications come in on page 2 (#21, #22,#23) & Page 3 (#47, #51, #54).
   2. Page & Layout Designer 11 is Version: 11.2.3.40788 dated 01 September 2015.
   
   
2. The Xara "offers" are all tuned to inspire doubt that you might miss out.
3. https://www.xara.com/ is copyright Xara GmbH.
4. https://www.xara.com/ has a single link to Xara Desktop applications (http://www.xara.com/uk/products/).
5. Xara has no UK directors.
6. ddmagix has been absent since Christmas.
7. Xara responses on TG are like hen's teeth (I thought you'd like that one Egg).
   
   1. Xara CEO assures us that the Xara Cloud is not impacting Desktop development.
   
   
8. Desktop Updates are bug fixes with a few Christians thrown to the lions for the amusement of the masses.
   
   1. The access to previous versions for download has all but evaporated.
   
   
9. The Update Service! Don't get me started on the Update Service.
   
   1. All design content is abstracted away on-line so out of cover and you lose it all.
   2. Revert to your purchase version and you lose bug fixes (Xara is latterly realising this and offering up later versions that then will not work).

Acorn

the way the update is being marketed, on the page the OP referred to, is typical of Magix and its love of bundling

it's crap in the same way that [in the UK] the marketing of DFS is crap [has anyone ever paid full price for a sofa from them ?]

as ever a nice summary of the sorry mess things are in acorn [fwiw: designer pro downloads are still available back to ver 5 once you find the page, don't know about the others]